Past Grants

Baltimore Public Markets Corporation

Toward support of the Get Fresh Public Markets initiative, which encourages food vendors to change carryout menus to include healthy, affordable foods.

Baltimore Orchard Project

To fund a program designed to increase the number of fruit trees in Baltimore, in an effort to provide an additional source of fresh fruit for city residents and contribute to the health of the environment. The program will identify an integrated mapping and data system to create an inventory of trees, and then it will coordinate with 10 gleaning parties (groups to harvest the fruit), pilot an initial food distribution plan, and create a network of local orchards and food forests.

Baltimore Office of Sustainability

Toward support of the Baltimore Energy Challenge. Through education outreach, this challenge encourages residents, institutions, and businesses to reduce energy usage by 15 percent by the year 2015.

Baltimore Neighborhood Collaboration/ABAG

For continued support of the Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation Services initiative, awarding grants, expanding capacity, providing skills training, and undertaking policy research to support neighborhood revitalization through community development.

Baltimore Green Currency Association/Fusion Partnerships

For the development of the Baltimore BNote, a local currency designed to strengthen local businesses, create jobs, and provide economic opportunities for the underserved in Baltimore City. These efforts include the development of outreach materials to educate local business owners and consumers about the benefits of the BNote when it comes to buying and selling local products and services.